Chester PA - The event was a heart warming success. Community leaders, Developers, Architects and Teachers throughout Chester attended along with young adults who just wanted to be in the know about where the, potentially new, jobs might be. Using the video resources, provided by Green For All, Energy Justice Network put on a tight presentation, educating the locals about Green Jobs and encouraging them to take action. In order to bring the movement close to home we also had three key speakers who explained what it would take, in a practical way, for Chester to benefit from the growing green economy. The local speakers were Angela Chandler, green developer, of Diversified Housing Solutions, Tina Johnson, founder of the Chester Food Co-op and Carole Burnett of the Delco Alliance for Environmental Justice. Our event was wonderfully hosted by the YWCA Chester. The YWCA is currently going green and becoming more energy efficient.

Other victories happened as well. We were able to get one of our City Council members to sign the Green Jobs Pledge for Local Government Officials and we are preparing a presentation for the City Council along with other community leaders. Our councilwoman Marrea Walker-Smith was also so gracious as to be apart of our Day of Action photo. Chester did C-Green today and there is a great chance that it will see even more in the near future as city development pushes forward.

Lastly, be on the look out for a short video documentary about the challenges we faced putting this event together in a heavily partisan and political town. We are working hard to get the locals to see pass politics and understand that to go green is for the people and not political parties. Best wishes to all of you and thanks for having us as apart of this awesome day of ACTION!

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